Abstract
Hoffman JM, Shumway-Cook A, Yorkston KM, Ciol MA, Dudgeon BJ, Chan L. Association
of mobility limitations with health care satisfaction and use of preventive care:
a survey of Medicare beneficiaries.
Objective
To examine the association between satisfaction with health care, the use of preventive
health care, and mobility limitation.
Design
Cross-sectional analysis of survey data.
Setting
Community.
Participants
A total of 12,769 people, age greater than 65, who participated in the 2001 Medicare
Current Beneficiary Survey.
Interventions
Not applicable.
Main Outcome Measures
Self-report of mobility limitation, satisfaction, and use of preventive health care
(immunizations, cancer screening). Sampling weights were used in all analyses, including
logistic regression for survey data, to calculate estimates for a Medicare population
of 31 million.
Results
After controlling for sociodemographic characteristics, Medicare beneficiaries with
mobility limitations were significantly more dissatisfied with their health care compared
with beneficiaries without mobility limitations. Receipt of preventive care did not
differ for those with and without mobility limitation on some preventive services.
Conclusions
Mobility limitation is highly associated with dissatisfaction with health care among
older adult beneficiaries. Although Medicare beneficiaries may receive similar rates
of preventive care, those with mobility limitation may have more difficulty accessing
services and be more dissatisfied with their health care in general.
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Supported by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (grant no. MM-0625-04/04) through the Association of Academic Medical Centers.
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